Combination valve and swing spout



| SCI- TLESINGER ET AL COMBINATION VALVE AND SWING SPOUT Dec. 3, 1929.

Filed. NOV. 25, 1927 INVENTORS m mmufl zmy moml ATTORNEYS Patented Dec.3, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE LOUIS SOI-ILESINGER AND HERMAN E.HEINE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNORS TO BRADLEY WASHFOUNTAINCOMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPO- RATION OF WISCONSINCOMBINATION VALVE AND SWING SPOUT Application filed November 25, 1927.Serial No. 235,593.

This invention relates to improvements in combination valves and swingspouts, particularly adapted for use with sinks.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide acombination valve fixture equipped with a swing spout.

A further object of the invention is to provide a unitary fixtureincluding a swinging discharge spout and having water tempering means,and an independent volume regulating means.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination valve andswing spout having but one positive shut off valve with a mixing valveconnected thereto for joint operation, and an independent volumeregulating valve.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination valve andswing spout in which the volume regulating valve may be set for anydesired quantity, and in which the temperature regulating valve may bemanipulated independently thereof, without interfering with the flow,and further, the temperature regulating valve may be set for any desiredtemperature, and the volume regulating valve may be operatedindependently thereof without interfering with the temperature resultingfrom an adjustment of the temperature regulating valve.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination valve andswing spout which is of very simple construction, is compact, is strongand durable and efficient in operation, and is well adapted for thepurposes described.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved combination valve and swing spout, and its parts andcombinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig.1 is a vertical sectional view of the improved combination valve andswing spout showing it mounted through a portion of a wall;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a front view of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing it will appear that thenumeral 8 indicates a tubular casing member having a flanged end portion9 mounted within an annular recess 10 in a wall or support 11. Theopposite end portion 12 of the tubular member 9 is closed and forms amixing chamber from the sides of which extend a pair of op posed sideextensions 13 and 14. An elbow 15, for connection with a hot water pipe,enters the extension 14 and is held thereto by a collar 16, while asimilar elbow 17 for a cold water connection, enters the extension 13and is held thereto by a collar 18. The extenslons 13 and 14 havereduced openings 19 communicating with the interior of the mixingchamber.

A front casing member 20 enters the wall recess 10 and isseparated fromthe adjacent end portion of the tubular casing 8 by a washer 21. Themembers 20 and 8 are secured together by a plurality of screws 22. Saidfront casing is provided witha central horizontal bore 23, anintermediate portion of which is threaded, as at 24. Within the casingmember 20 is an inlet chamber 25 and one or more ports 26 connect saidchamber and the inner portion of the bore 23.

The outer end portion of the front casing member 20 is covered by aremovable cap 27 and extended through the mid-portion of said cap is abushing 28 which is threaded into a second bushing 29, which in turn isthreaded into the bore of the casing member 20. An elongated valve rod30 extends through the bushings 28 and 29, the bore 23 and terminatesadjacent theclosed end portion 12 .of the tubular casing 8. A medialportion of said valve rod is threaded, as at 31, to have ascrew-engagement with the threaded portion 24 of the bore 23. Theforward outer end portion of the valve rod '30 carries an operatinghandle 32 for turning the valve rod, while an intermediate portion ofthe valve rod has mounted fast thereon a shut off valve 33 which isadapted to seat against the ribbed termination 34 of the bore 23 and tocontrol admission to said bore.

Mounted fast on the inner end portion of the valve rod within the mixingchamber portion of the tubular member 8 is a cupshaped mixing valveprovided with a pair of spaced ports 36 and 37 adapted to register withone or both of the openings 19, as desired.

The front casing member 20, forwardly of the inlet chamber 25, isprovided with a diametrically extending, vertical opening 38intersecting the bore 23. Threaded into the upper end portion of saidopening 38 is a bushing 39 and extended through said bushing, androtatable therein, is a volume regulating valve member 40 having a lowervalve portion 40 in the form of a half shell which is adapted to controla port 41 between the inlet chamber 25 and the vertical opening Thelower portion of the casing 20 adjacent the end of the opening 38 isformed as an externally threaded boss 42 on which is threaded a collar43 which retains a pair of spacing washers 44 and a ring 45. Thevertical. end portion of an angular swing or swivel spout 46 extendsthrough said collar and washers, Well into the opening 38 andcommunicates with a lower discharge chamber 47 in said casing 20. Theinternal portion of said swing spout is provided with an annular recess48 entered by said ring whereby said spout is free to be turned or swungwithin said ring, but is'prevented from being withdrawn or verticallydisplaced.

The upper outer end portion of the volume regulating valve member 40isprovided with an operating handle 49, while the casing mem ber 20,adjacent the wall 11, is surrounded by a collar member 50 to give thedevice a finished appearance.

The operation of the device is as follows: By turning the handle 32, thevalve rod 30 is turned to disengage the shut off valve 33 from its seat.At the same time, the mixing valve 35 is rotated to allow one or both ofits ports 36 and 37 to register with one or both of the openings 19permitting a regulated amount of water to flow from either or both ofthehot and cold water pipes into the mixing chamber. Thus, the exacttemperature of water desired may be obtained. The mixed or temperedwater will then flow through the tubular casing 8, and as the shut offvalve 33 has been opened, the water is permitted to flow into the bore23, through the port 26, and into the inlet chamber 25 of the frontcasing member 20. As previously mentioned, the shell portion 404 of thevolume regulating valve 40 controls the port 41 and said valve 40 may,at any time, be turned so as to form more or less of a restriction to"said port 41 and thus, the volume of water to be ultimately dischargedis regulated. The

. water flows through the opening afforded in the port 41 and into thevertical opening 38 to the outlet chamber 47, from whence it isdischarged through the swing spout 46, which can be turned to direct itsflow where desired.

It is obvious that this invention is pri-- marily adapted for use withsinks, but is susceptible of use with bath tubs, showers, or otherplumbing fixtures.

- From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improvedcombination valve and swing spout is a unitary, compact fixtureemploying but one positive shut-off valve which controls the flow fromboth hot and cold water inlets. Also, the volume regulatory valve may beadjusted as desired at any time and the. mixing or temperatureregulating valve may be operated independently thereof, withoutinterfering with the flow. Conversely, the mixing valve may be adjustedfor any desired temperature and the volume regulating valve may beindependently operated with out affecting the temperature.

What is claimed as the invention is:

1. A plumbing fixture, comprising a'casing having hot and cold waterinlets and an outlet chamber, a spout swingably mounted in saidcasingand communicating with said outlet chamber, a single shut off valvewithin the casing intermediate the inlets and the outlet chamber, amixing valve inwardly of said shut off valve and remote and distincttherefrom, and an independent volume regulating valve outwardly of saidshut oil valve and controlling the flow to said outlet chamber.

2 A combination valve and fixture, comprising a casing having a mixingchamber and inlet and outlet chambers, and hot and cold waterconnections communicating with said mixing chamber, a discharge, spoutswivelingly mounted in said casing and communicating directly with saidoutlet chamber, a shut off valve within the casing remote from themixing chamber and controlling communication between said mixing chamberand said inlet chamber, 'a mixing valve within said mixing chamber andcontrolling admission from either or both of said hot and cold waterconnections, said mixing valve and said shut off valve being spaced fromone another but connected for joint operation, and a volume regulatingvalve within said casing and controlling communication between saidinlet and outlet chambers,

3. A combination valve and fixture, comprising a front casing and a rearcasing connected together,-said rear casing having a mixing chamber anda pair of inlet ports, a tubular mixing valve rotatable'within saidmix-ing'chamber and provided with ports for registration with one orboth of said inlet vports, said front casing being provided with acentralbore, an end of which forms a shut off valve seat, said frontcasing also having an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, there beingports between the bore and the inlet chamber and between the inletchamber and the out-let chamber, a discharge spout swivelingly mountedin said front casing and communicating directly with said outletchamber, a Valve rod rotatably extended through said central bore andinto said rear casing and having an exterior front extension formanipulation, a shut off Valve carried by said Valve rod for engagementwith said Valve seat to control entrance to said inlet chamber, saidvalve rod also being connected with said mixing valve, and an exteriorlyextending Volume regulating valve within said front casing and movableto control the port between said inlet and outlet chambers.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures.

LOUIS SGHLESINGER. HERMAN E. HEINE.

